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The surname Janusz

A surname, carried by 1,117 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J520

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Janusz is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,117 people named Janusz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,115.

#22,906
rank among US surnames
1,117
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+0.2%
change since 2000 (was #21,754)

Who is named Janusz

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Janusz identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
  • Two or more races 0.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Janusz

Janusz has the Soundex code J520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J520.

Questions

How common is the surname Janusz?
1,117 people in the United States had the surname Janusz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Janusz?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Janusz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Janusz getting more or less common?
More common. 1,115 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 0.2%.
Is Janusz also a first name?
Yes. Janusz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.